Light Rain Fog/Mist 47°
Tag:

Mastic Road, Mastic, NY

News
Man Struck, Killed By LIRR Train In Mastic After Departure From Montauk Man Struck, Killed By LIRR Train In Mastic After Departure From Montauk
Man Struck, Killed By Lirr Train In Mastic After Departure From Montauk A man was struck and killed by a Long Island Rail Road train overnight. The incident happened around 6:50 p.m. Saturday, Feb 17 in Mastic, according to MTA Police Department Spokesperson Aaron Donovan. The train, which departed from Montauk at around 5:20 p.m., was due into Jamaica, Queens at 8 p.m. The man was struck near the Mastic Road railroad crossing, Donovan said, adding that the incident is being investigated as a suicide. The LIRR resumed normal service on the branch at approximately 9:20 p.m. with residual delays. The identity of the man has not yet been released. This is…

SHARE

by Joe Lombardi
Lifestyle
Support Rising For Widow, 4 Kids Of Man Killed In Crash At Long Island Intersection Support Rising For Widow, 4 Kids Of Man Killed In Crash At Long Island Intersection
Support Rising For Widow, 4 Kids Of Man Killed In Crash At Long Island Intersection The family of a beloved husband and father of four who was killed in a two-vehicle crash on Long Island is turning to the community for support following his untimely death. Silvano Posadas, age 35, of Bellport, died Saturday, July 22, when his motorcycle struck a Toyota Matrix stopped at the intersection of Mastic Road and Somerset Avenue in Mastic. At the time, he was riding northbound and the Toyota was stopped, waiting to make a left turn, according to Suffolk County Police. Earlier Report: 35-Year-Old From Bellport Killed In Crash At Intersection In Mastic Posadas was transporte…

SHARE

by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
35-Year-Old Killed In Crash At Long Island Intersection 35-Year-Old Killed In Crash At Long Island Intersection
35-Year-Old Killed In Crash At Long Island Intersection A man was killed in a two-vehicle crash at a Long Island intersection overnight. It happened Saturday, July 22 at approximately 8:45 p.m. in Mastic. The 35-year-old victim was operating a 2003 Suzuki motorcycle northbound on Mastic Road when he struck a northbound 2010 Toyota Matrix that was stopped at the intersection of Somerset Avenue waiting to make a left turn, Suffolk County Police said. The man, identified as Silvano Posadas, of Bellport, was transported to Long Island Community Hospital in Patchogue where he was pronounced dead.  The driver of the Toyota, …

SHARE

by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Police Search For Suspect In Hit-Run Crash Seriously Injuring LI Man Police Search For Suspect In Hit-Run Crash Seriously Injuring LI Man
Police Search For Suspect In Hit-Run Crash Seriously Injuring LI Man Police investigators are seeking information as they search for a suspect involved in a hit-and-run that left a man hospitalized earlier this month on Long Island. Suffolk County resident Jacob Rodriguez was walking in Mastic on Mastic Road near the intersection of Cumberland Street at approximately 1:30 a.m. on Sunday, March 13 in Mastic when he was struck by a driver who fled the scene, police said. Rodriguez, age 28, had to be airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment of serious, but not non-life-threatening injuries. According to police, the vehicle was described …

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Seriously Injured In Hit-Run Long Island Crash Man Seriously Injured In Hit-Run Long Island Crash
Man Seriously Injured In Hit-Run Long Island Crash An investigation is underway after a 28-year-old man was seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash on Long Island. It happened in Mastic at about 1:30 a.m. on Sunday, March 13. The Mastic resident was walking on Mastic Road near Cumberland Street when the vehicle struck him, according to the Suffolk County Police Department. The man was airlifted to Stony Brook Hospital for treatment of serious, non-life-threatening injuries, police said. Authorities asked anyone with information about the crash to call police at 631-852-8752 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. 

SHARE

by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Man Critically Injured In Hit-Run Long Island Crash Man Critically Injured In Hit-Run Long Island Crash
Man Critically Injured In Hit-Run Long Island Crash Police are investigating a hit-and-run crash near a Long Island intersection that left a man critically injured. It happened around 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 20 in Mastic. Transito Sanchez, age 54, was walking westward from Mastic Road to Herkimer Street when he was struck by a pickup truck at 4:59 p.m. The vehicle, possibly a dark-colored Dodge Ram pickup truck with four doors, fled southbound on Mastic Road, Suffolk County Police said. Sanchez, of Mastic, was helped by a good Samaritans at the scene, according to police.  He was taken by the Mastic Ambulance Company to Stony …

SHARE

by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Long Island Man Nabbed For String Of Business Burglaries Long Island Man Nabbed For String Of Business Burglaries
Long Island Man Nabbed For String Of Business Burglaries A Long Island man is in custody following a string of business burglaries over the course of two months, police said. Suffolk County Police investigators arrested Mastic Beach resident Richard Greene at approximately 9:45 p.m. on Wednesday, April 8, after he attempted to break into a pizzeria that still had employees inside. Police said that Greene broke the glass door of Michelangelo Pizzeria on Main Street in Center Moriches on April 8, at which point an employee inside the closed restaurant approached Greene, who fled. The employee chased Green and called the police. Investigators track…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist Killed In Fiery Crash At Long Island Intersection Motorcyclist Killed In Fiery Crash At Long Island Intersection
Motorcyclist Killed In Fiery Crash At Long Island Intersection A man was killed when a motorcycle burst into flames after crashing into a Jeep at a Long Island intersection. It happened on Tuesday, April 7 at around 8:21 p.m. in Mastic. Kristen Conrad, 31, of Manorville, was driving a 2006 Jeep Liberty southbound on Mastic Road, when the vehicle made a left turn onto Eleanor Avenue in the path of two northbound motorcycles, Suffolk County Police said. The motorcycles were operated by Bernard Lafayette, 31, of Mastic, in front and Walter Mason, 35, of Mastic, behind.  The motorcycle operated by Lafayette crashed into the Jeep, accord…

SHARE

by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
13-Year-Old Long Island Girl Seriously Injured In Crash 13-Year-Old Long Island Girl Seriously Injured In Crash
13-Year-Old Long Island Girl Seriously Injured In Crash A 13-year-old was seriously injured after she was hit by a motor vehicle while riding her bicycle on Long Island. The crash occurred just after 6:35 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 19 in Mastic. The girl, Paiton Muens, of Mastic, was struck by a 2016 Toyota RAV4, being operated by Hugo Sinay-Boch, 30, while riding her bicycle northbound on Mastic Road, between Hampton Avenue and Main Avenue, Suffolk County Police said. Muens was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. Sinay-Boch, also of Mastic, was not injured. The vehicle was impounded fo…

SHARE

by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Good Samaritan Stops Long Island Woman Accused In Hit-Run With School Bus Good Samaritan Stops Long Island Woman Accused In Hit-Run With School Bus
Good Samaritan Stops Long Island Woman Accused In Hit-Run With School Bus A Good Samaritan apprehended a woman who allegedly was involved in a hit-and-run with a school bus in Mastic on Friday morning, July 12. Luz Maria Fuentes was driving a 2004 Toyota Siena on Mastic Road, near Mastic Boulevard, when her vehicle allegedly struck the rear of a mini school bus with three children and two adults on board at approximately 7:45 a.m.,  Suffolk County Police said. Fuentes fled and, a short time later, her vehicle struck a trailer that was attached to a pickup truck traveling on Mastic Road and fled, according to police. A Good Samaritan reportedly followed Fuen…

SHARE

by Donna Christopher
Police & Fire
Suspect At Large After Pedestrian Killed In Hit-Run Crash On Long Island Suspect At Large After Pedestrian Killed In Hit-Run Crash On Long Island
Suspect At Large After Pedestrian Killed In Hit-Run Crash On Long Island A suspect in a fatal hit-and-run crash involving a pedestrian is at large and police are asking the public's help in the investigation. A man was crossing Herkimer Street at the intersection of Carlton Street in Mastic when he was struck by a southbound 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe at approximately 8:50 p.m. Saturday, May 4, Suffolk County Police said.  The driver of the Tahoe, Joseph Virga, 55, of Mastic, stopped the vehicle and called 911, according to police. A second vehicle, also traveling southbound on Herkimer Street, then struck the victim and fled the scene, police said. Th…

SHARE

by Joe Lombardi